Necktie-retainer



v M. J. BO'LSTAD. NECKTIE RETAINER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 1 7, 1919.

1,388,1 3. PatentedAug.2 3,1921.

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MARTIN J. BOLSTAD, 01 3 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

NEGKTIE-RETAINER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 23, 1921.

Application filed November 17, 1919. Serial No. 338,425.

To all to 710m it may concern I Be it known that I, MARTIN J. BOLSTAD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Salt Lake City in the county of Salt Lake and State of Utah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Necktie-Retainers, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to necktie retainers or supports and more particularly to such devices as used to retain the necktie in place with respect to a lay-down collar without training the intermediate portion of the tie between the folds of the collar.

The principal objects of my invention are, first, to provide a necktie retainer so shaped or formed that it may be readily hung as on a nail or peg while tying the tie four-inhand, whereafter the device may be swung with respect to the tie so that the major portion of the device is concealed behind the knot; second, to provide a device which will receive and effectively support an ordinary tie of the four-in-hand style which is usually trained around and beneath the fold of the collar without the necessity of cutting or sewing the tie and whereby the tie may be shifted from time to time should it become worn or soiled at the knot enabling the user to get maximum wear out of the tie; third, to provide a tie retainer which is inexpensive to manufacture, compact so that several may be packed or stored in a relatively small space and-light in weight yet rigid enough to remain shapely during ordinary use; and fourth, to provide in anecktie retainer a lug so shaped and positioned as to facilitate placing of the device into and out of operative relation to the collar and collar button and also to retain the knot of the tie from laying flat against the collar, that is, forcing the knot outwardly to a slight extent giving a desirable fullness of appearance to the knot.

Other objects and advantages of the in vention will appear in the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, and in which drawing:

Figure 1 is a view partly in perspective and partly in elevation of a tie retainer formed according to my invention and showing the tie partly tied thereon.

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the tie retainer showing its relative position with respect to a collar and collar button. 7

Fig. 3 is a central vertical sectional View through the tie, retainer, and associated parts.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the retainer.

In the drawings, where similar characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views, ,5 designates generally the tie retainer; 6 a tie of the usual four-in-hand style; 7 a nail. or other device from which the retainer may be hung while tying the tie; 8 a fragmentary portion of a shirt; and 9 a collar secured to the shirt, as by collar button 10 in the usual manner.

It is preferred to form the retainer of substantially symmetrical triangular shape, as clearly shown in the drawings, so as to provide a horizontal bar 11, and converging bars 12 leaving a substantially triangular shaped opening 13 in the body portion of the retainer, a notch 14; being provided at the juncture portion of the bars 12. It is also preferred to round the edge of the juncture portions between bars 12 and 11, as at 15, so as to not injure the overturned portion of the collar 9. In order to cause the retainer to fit nicely with respect to the collar it is preferred to arcuate the body portion between the junctures of bars 11 and 12 as clearly shown in Fig. t of the drawing.

A lug 16 is carried by the retainer extending forwardly from the body portion thereof when the retainer is in proper position in the collar as hereinafter explained. This lug 16 is adjacent the notch 14:, and in example shown projects at the convex side of the body and is formed of the same material as the body, as by cutting the blank with the lug, and afterward bending the lug forwardly. The dual function of this lug will be more fully set forth hereinafter.

As clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing, the tie retainer may be hung on a nail 7 while the tie 6 is being disposed in operative relation thereto. While it is to be understood that portions of a tie may be disposed in operative relation to the retainer, and held in place by sewing, the retainer 15 adapted for use with an ordinary four-inhand tie without cutting the tie or without sewing. This may be accomplished by doubling the intermediate portion 17 of the tie, upon itself, as at 18 and looping this intermediate portion over the bar 11 with one terminal portion 19 in juxtaposed relatlon thereto. The other terminal portion 20 is then looped transversely about the intermediate portion 17 and terminal portio 19,

drawn through the opening 13 and passed between the loops 20 and 21, next adjacent to the intermediate portion 17 forming a knot 22 in the usual manner. This disposes the intermediate portion 17 between the ter minal portions 19 and 20, and gives a certain desirable fullness to the tie, and also permits the user to shift the tie from time to time as it becomes worn or soiled at the knot.

When disposing the tie in operative relation to the collarthe wings formed by the juncture of bars 11 and 12 are slid upwardly beneath the fold of the collar and the person grasping lug 16 between the thumb and index finger may readily adjust the retainer with the notch 14 over the collar button 10. This lug also serves to prevent the knot 22 from lying too close to the collar giving a certain amount of fullness to the knot, which is also desirable and tends to prevent it from moving to one side or the other.

The opening 13 is made large enough to permit of several looped'portions of the tie to be passed therethrough and to also accommodate the nail 17 for hanging the de vice thereon, as previously described. After the tie has been properly adjusted into operative relation to the retainer, the retainer is to be removed from the nail and swung so that the major portion of it is concealed behind the knot 22.

In actual reductionto practice I have found the shape of retainer as disclosed to be very desirable, but it is to be understood that changes in the shape of the retainer may be made without departing from the spirit of this invention.

I claim: 7

1. As an article of manufacture, a substantially symmetrical triangular tie retaining body having an open center and a notch adjacent the juncture of two of the sides, and provided with a lug adjacent said notch extending outwardly at substantially a right angle to the plane of the body.

2. As an article of manufacture, a substantially symmetrical triangular tie retaining body having an open center and a notch adjacent the juncture of two of the sides, said body arcuated between the other junctures of the sides, and provided with a lug extending forwardly from the convex face of the body adjacent said notch to give fullness to the ap )earance of the knot of the tie.

3. A tie holder comprising in combination with a tie, a single body of substantially triangular shaped sheet material, with itsapex portion lowermost and having a substantially triangular shaped central opening symmetrically disposed providing an upper bar about which the tie is tied, said body also having an outwardly extending lug adjacent its lower portion to engage the knot-ted portion of the tie and cause it to stand outwardly with respect to the holder body, giving the appearance of fullness to the tie.

MARTIN J. BOLSTAD. 

